Photography Foundations: Lenses

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Free Online Course: Photography Foundations: Lenses provided by LinkedIn Learning is a comprehensive online course, which lasts for 2-3 hours worth of material. The course is taught in English and is free of charge. Upon completion of the course, you can receive an e-certificate from LinkedIn Learning. Photography Foundations: Lenses is taught by Ben Long.

Overview
  • Shows how to understand, choose, and properly use lenses.

Syllabus
  • 1. Introduction

    • Welcome
    • Who is this course for?
    • Why does the lens matter?
    • Changing lenses
    • A word about camera brands
    2. What Is a Lens?
    • What is a lens?
    • Field of view
    • Image sensors and field of view
    • Focal length multipliers
    • Primes and zooms
    3. Focal Length, Camera Position, and Composition
    • Focal length, camera position, and composition
    • Exercise: Taking ugly self-portraits
    • Shooting wide
    • Shooting telephoto
    • Focal length applications
    4. Depth of Field
    • Depth of field (DOF)
    • DOF and sensor size
    • DOF and background size
    • Deep DOF and diffraction artifacts
    5. Choosing a Lens
    • Choosing a lens
    • Lenses for crop sensor cameras
    • Image quality
    • Lens features
    • Size and weight
    • Lens notes for Micro Four Thirds
    • Specialty lenses
    • Where to buy
    • Lens caps
    6. Advanced Autofocus
    • Focus point selection
    • Center-point auto-focus
    • Servo focus
    • Focus troubleshooting: What to do when your auto-focus doesn't
    • Filters
    • Auto-focus and live view
    7. Conclusion
    • Maintenance
    • Micro-focus adjustments
    • Goodbye